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12.16.13

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Mark Sullivan, Diane Lokey Farb

THE PARTY At the MFA’s annual Grand Gala Ball, chaired by Windi and David Grimes II, more than 500 gala-goers soaked in a festive atmosphere in keeping with the party’s India theme. THE SCENE The museum lawn was home to an enormous elephant for the evening, and guests posed for pics with the animal before making their way down a royal purple carpet and into Cullinan Hall for dinner. Here, works of art were projected onto the walls, and colorful fabric with centerpieces of marigolds adorned the tables; another architectural arrangement of marigolds hung from the ceiling. Dinner included a local spin on an Indian delicacy in South Texas quail korma with spicy cashew sauce, followed by a chocolate chai torte for dessert. THE HIGHLIGHTS After dinner, a Bollywood troupe performed to the sounds of the David Caceres Orchestra, and a live monkey joined the dance party! The evening raised a record-breaking $2 million. Photography by Jenny Antill, Richard Carson and Wilson Parish